Dec 31, 2015, 9:10 am
Last edit by: EsherFlyer
2016 POUG rate tracker
Please add your own successful results to the follow list including the month/year when the POUG was offered to you.
UPDATED TO: Post #259
POUGs are offered via BA.com and the App Manage My Booking via a distinctive banner (example from MMB below). You cannot get a POUG by telephoning, however the service centres can complete a POUG which falls over mid transaction. They are offered on cash and Avios redemptions but typically not on complex routings, BA Holidays or travel agency bookings until OLCI stage. POUGs on Avios redemptions won't get you additional TPs/Avios, but they will on revenue tickets.
Short haul routes from LON to/from Europe
A price in pounds indicates a ticket issued from London, other currencies indicate prices for tickets issued overseas (e.g. singles or returns originating from CDG priced in Euros). Multiple prices indicate a range of fares are on offer. Note that LCY prices currently seem to be on a different basis to LGW and LHR (cheaper, in other words).
Long haul routes from LON to North America
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to South America and the Caribbean
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to Asia
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to Australia and Oceania
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to Africa and Middle East
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes to LON
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
POUG terms and conditions can be found by clicking here.
Please add your own successful results to the follow list including the month/year when the POUG was offered to you.
UPDATED TO: Post #259
POUGs are offered via BA.com and the App Manage My Booking via a distinctive banner (example from MMB below). You cannot get a POUG by telephoning, however the service centres can complete a POUG which falls over mid transaction. They are offered on cash and Avios redemptions but typically not on complex routings, BA Holidays or travel agency bookings until OLCI stage. POUGs on Avios redemptions won't get you additional TPs/Avios, but they will on revenue tickets.
Short haul routes from LON to/from Europe
A price in pounds indicates a ticket issued from London, other currencies indicate prices for tickets issued overseas (e.g. singles or returns originating from CDG priced in Euros). Multiple prices indicate a range of fares are on offer. Note that LCY prices currently seem to be on a different basis to LGW and LHR (cheaper, in other words).
- ACE -
- AGP – £89 (Jan 2016, ex LCY), £79 (Feb 2016, LCY)
- AMS - £109 (LHR Dec 2015 - both ways for Jan 2016), £79 from LGW (Jan 2016, Jul 2016), £69 for LCY (Jan 2016, Mar 2016), £109 (Mar 2016) ex LHR
- AMS - £79 (Jan 2015, Feb 2016) ex LGW - return also offered
- ANE - £69 (Mar 2016) ex LCY
- ARN - £109 (Feb 2016), £109 (Aug 2016), £100 (Aug 2016), SEK 1035 / £89 (Dec 2016)
- ATH - £109 / €300 to LHR (Nov 2015), £179 (Feb 2016, May 2016)
- BCN – €140 to LHR (Dec 2015), €109 from LGW (Feb 2016), £120 from LHR (Aug 2016), £129 from LHR (Dec 2016)
- BGO - £79 (Dec 2015)
- BOD -
- BRI -
- BRU - £129 (Jan 2016), €130 (Dec 2016)
- BSL - CHF 190 (Sep 2015, Feb 2016)
- BUD - £149 both ways (Jan 2016)
- CDG - £89 (Dec 2015), €115 for CDG-LHR (Sep 2016)
- CHQ - £245 (Dec 2016 for Sept 2017)
- CMF -
- CPH - £129 (LHR, Jan 2016), £110 (LHR, Nov 2016, avios booking)
- CTA -
- DBV - £89 LGW (Nov 2015)
- DUB – €119 (to LHR, Dec 2015), £119 each way (Feb'16 for July '16), £119 (Feb for Nov 16) £119 each way (Mar 2016) £110 (dropped from £119 Jul 16)
- DUS - £129 (Mar 2016, April 2016) £90 DUS-LHR (Aug 2016)
- FCO - €109 (to LGW, Jan 2016) / £199 (to/from LHR, Mar 2016)
- FRA - £109 (Nov 2015) / €145 (to LHR, Dec 2015) / €79 (to LCY, Jul 2016) / £50 (from LHR, Aug 2016)
- GIB - £149 (May 2016)
- GOT – SEK 990/GBP 76 (Oct 2015)
- GVA - £129 (Jan 2016) £125 (Offered Sept'16 for Apr'17)
- HAJ - £90 (Jan 2017) £99 HAJ-LHR (Jan 2017)
- HAM - £79 both ways (Sep 15 from HBO) £110 both ways (April 2016)
- HEL – €160 both ways (Mar 2016)
- IBZ - £69 both ways (June 2016)
- INN –
- IST - £150 (May 2015, IST-LHR) £179 (Feb 2016, LHR-IST and Dec 2016, IST-LHR)
- JER - £79 (Nov 2015)
- KBP - £124 (Feb 2016)
- KEF - £240 (Nov 2016)
- LCA – £176. LCA-LHR (APR 2016)
- LED - £189 (Oct 2015)
- LIN – £189 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016)
- LIS – £145 (Jul 2015 & Jan 2016) £159 (Jul 2016; Jan 2016 from HBO)
- LPA -
- LUX - £139 for LUX-LHR (Jan 2016 from HBO), £105 for LHR-LUX and £139 for LUX-LHR (Nov 2016)
- LYS - £120 LHR-LYS (Dec 2016)
- MAD - €89 MAD-LCY (Feb 2016), £79 LCY-MAD (Jan 2016). £79 MAD-LHR (Feb 2016) £79 each way (May 2016)
- MAH -
- MLA - €119 (Oct 2015)
- MUC - £109 (Sep 2015 from HBO, also for Aug 2016, semi flex fare)
- MJV - £70 (Nov 2016 from HBO, for Mar 17)
- MRS - £110 (Nov 2016 from HBO Weekend Daytrip), £109 (Nov 2016 from MRS-LHR from HBO, Weekend Daytrip ex LHR)
- MXP - £189 (Jun, Jul 2016, from Sunday Daytrip)
- NCE - €145 (Jan 2016), €109 (Feb 2016, LGW), £135 (July 2016)
- ORY - €115 (Jan 2016), £89 (Feb 2016), €115 (March 2016) £82 (October 2016)
- OSL - £159 (Dec 2015, Apr 2016), NOK 1175/£95 (Feb 2016)
- OTP - £239 (Jan 2017)
- PFO - £119 (Sep 2015)
- PMI - €205 (Oct 2015, Mar 2016, LHR) €79 (Jul 16, to LCY, from HBO), £69, Jan 17 to LCY from HBO)
- PRG - £149 (Dec 2015)
- PSA - £89 (Oct 2015)
- RTM -
- SOF - £13 (Aug 2016)
- SVG - £99 / NOK 720 (Dec 2015),
- SZG -
- TIA –
- TXL – £100 (Aug 2016, Sep 2016, Dec 2016) / £120 (To LHR, Aug 2016) / £100 (Sep 2016 / £129 (to LHR, Sep 2016)
- UIP -
- VCE - €109 (to LGW, Feb 2016)
- VIE – £179 (Feb 2016), £159 (Apr 2016)
- VRN - €109 (Feb 2016 & Mar 2016)
- WAW - £139 (Oct 2015) / 475 PLN (£79) (Oct 2015)
- ZAG - €130 ZAG-LHR Nov 2015
- ZRH – £119 (Jan, Apr 2016) / £69 (from LCY Jan 2016) £69 (From LCY April 2016) both ways
Long haul routes from LON to North America
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- AUS - WTP $229 (Nov 2015), CW £473 (Feb 2015)
- BOS - WTP $189 (Apr 2015), CW $765 (Mar 2016)
- DFW - CW $850 (Feb 2016)
- EWR - WTP $256 (Jan 2016) see also JFK
- JFK – WTP £147 (Jan and Apr 2015), WTP £189 (Mar 2016) see also EWR
- IAD – WTP $288 (Jan 2015)
- LAS – WTP £198 (Aug 2015)
- LAX - CW £540 (Feb 2015)
- MEX - CW £422 (Apr 2016)
- MIA - WTP £198 (Feb 2016)
- ORD - CW £473 (Nov 2015)
- PHL - CW $750 (Feb 2016), CW £525 (Feb 2016)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015), CW £480 (Jan 2016) CW $760/$855/$950 (all offered Apr 2016), CW $775 (Dec 2016, down from $855 last week)
- YUL – CW £405 (Jan 2015)
- YYZ - CW GBP 350 (Jun 2015) WT+ £168 (Aug 2016)
Long haul routes from LON to South America and the Caribbean
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- BGI -WTP £180 (Oct 2016)
Long haul routes from LON to Asia
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- BKK - WTP £229 / £240 (Aug 2016), CW £549 (Aug 2016)
- BOM –WTP £168 (Dec 2015)
- HKG - WTP £207 (Jan 2015), CW £480 (Apr 2016)
- ICN - WTP £152 (Sep 2016)
- KUL - F £649 (Feb 2016)
- NRT - WTP £207 (Apr 2015)
- PEK - WTP £165 (Apr 2016)
- PVG – WTP £165 (Mar 2016), CW £440 (Jan 2015)
- SIN - CW £440 (Jan 2016)
Long haul routes from LON to Australia and Oceania
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- LHR-SYD – WTP £159 (Apr 2015)
Long haul routes from LON to Africa and Middle East
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- CPT – WTP £92 (April 2016)
- DXB – WTP £150 (Jan 2015) WT+ £170 (Feb 2017) WT+ £136 (Nov 16)
- DXB – CW £499 (Feb 2015) CW £450 (Nov 16)
- JNB - WTP £229 (Feb 2016)
- KWI – WTP £150 (Jan 2015)
- RAK - CE £99 (Dec 2015)
- TLV - WTP £153 (Apr 2015)
- TLV - WTP $270 (Jun 2016)
- TLV - CW £120 (Sept 2015)
Long haul routes to LON
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- BGI - WTP £199 (Oct 2016)
- BOS - WTP $189 (Apr 2015), F $850 then $763 (Nov 2015), CW $680 (Mar 2016)
- BOM - CW £499 (July 2016)
- DME - WTP £145 (Nov 2015, Apr 2016)
- DXB – CW £499 (Jan 2015) WT to WT+ £170 (Feb 2017) (Redemption)
- DXB – CW £299 (Nov 2015)
- EWR - CW £473 (Sep 2016) see also JFK
- GIG – F £447 (Jan 2015), CW £399 (Aug 2016)
- HKG – WTP £161 (Jan 2015)
- HKG - CW £540 (Mar 2015)
- HKG - CW £599 (Mar 2015 for travel in April, also offered for May 2016)
- IAD - WTP £185 (Apr 2015), WTP $249 (Jan 2016), WTP £120 (April 2016), CW $760 (Sept 2016)
- JFK – WTP £168 (Jan 2015), F £508 (Dec 2015), F $999 (Jan 2016) see also EWR
- JNB - CW £456 (Feb 2016), CW £510 (Nov 2016)
- LAX - CW £599 (Apr 2016)
- MCO - WTP £170 (Mar 2016)
- MEX - CW £447 (Apr 2016)
- MIA - WTP £176 (Nov 2015)
- ORD - WTP £189 (Feb 2016), CW GBP 473 (Nov 2015) increased to GBP 525 in 4 hours.
- PEK - WTP £198 (Apr 2016), CW GBP 549 (Aug 2015)
- SEA - WT GBP 207 (Feb 2016)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015)
- SFO – CW £599 (Jan 2016)
- SFO - F USD$950, then $875 (Feb 2016)
- SFO - F USD$855 (Nov 2016)
- SIN – CW £549 (Mar 2015, Feb 2016)
- SIN – WTP £198 (Jun 2015)
- SIN – WTP SGD250/£138 (Sep 2016)
- SYD – CW £500 (Jan 2015)
- TLV - WTP $240 (Jun 2016)
- YUL - WTP £180 (Jun 2016)
- YYC - WTP £189 (Aug 2016)
- YYZ - CW GBP 450 (Jun 2015)
- YYZ – CW C$723 (Nov 2015)
- YYZ - WTP GBP 189 (Jun 2015) (July 2016)
- YVR - F CAD 900 (Mar 2016)
POUG terms and conditions can be found by clicking here.
Pro-active Online Upgrade (POUG) tracking and discussion | 2016 thread
Dec 19, 2016, 4:43 am
#661
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: BA GCH
Posts: 89
Not strictly a BA POUG, but thought may be of interest. 8.5hr Qatar flight (being credited to BAEC), just offered from economy to business POUG for £196, using the 787 latest 1-2-1 business setup. Pretty impressive price. Booked into the 'R' fare.
Doha - Philippines.
Doha - Philippines.
Dec 19, 2016, 8:24 am
#662
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,533
LHR-GVA for 125£ in January (O fare). Not sure if I take it. I need an additional 10 TP for Gold so maybe.
Dec 20, 2016, 12:05 am
#664
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
They generally won't credit as the higher cabin, regardless of what the fare code says. You never know though, some have been known to get some luck with crediting now and then... Worth it anyway even if it doesn't.
Dec 20, 2016, 2:21 am
#665
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: London
Posts: 878
LHR-ATH tomorrow, POUG offered for £179. Flight booked ages ago for a very low price but POUG had been unavailable the last month or so. Unreasonable price (if you ask me) for 767 CE.
Dec 20, 2016, 3:13 am
#666
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,209
I think up to £125 would tempt me on that route. I'd snap up £179 if it was going to be operated by a longhaul config.
Dec 21, 2016, 2:32 pm
#667
Join Date: May 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: Virgin Flying Club British Airways Executive Club
Posts: 232
ZRH is still £69 from LCY
Dec 21, 2016, 3:28 pm
#668
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Somewhere around Europe...
Programs: BA Gold; MB Ti; HH Diamond; IHG Plat; RR Gold
Posts: 530
Just been offered BRU-LHR for €130... can anyone confirm what the effect on the ability to "same day change" from a Plus fare is?
The revised fare rules state a change fee of €130 for any changes prior to departure, not sure though if the original Plus fare changes this?
There's a chance I may need to utilise this (will be connecting from the early morning QR, separate ticket) so would prefer to be sure of the implications before committing.
The revised fare rules state a change fee of €130 for any changes prior to departure, not sure though if the original Plus fare changes this?
There's a chance I may need to utilise this (will be connecting from the early morning QR, separate ticket) so would prefer to be sure of the implications before committing.
Dec 22, 2016, 9:30 am
#669
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 87
Just seen the POUG banner for my KEF-LHR booking in May 2017...
Econ to CE for £239 each! Seems rather steep!
Econ to CE for £239 each! Seems rather steep!
Dec 22, 2016, 2:41 pm
#670
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 8
MEX - LHR WT - WT+ £147 March 17 - taken
LHR - MEX WT - WT+ £202 March 17
LHR I'd snap at 147 but doubt it will reduce.
LHR - MEX WT - WT+ £202 March 17
LHR I'd snap at 147 but doubt it will reduce.
Dec 29, 2016, 4:30 pm
#671
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 31
Hello,
1) I'm going to be flying LAX>LHR in a couple of weeks, mid week flight in mid January. I'm planning to buy WTplus and hope for some chance for a POUG to CW. Does anyone have any idea if the odds of POUG would be higher on the A380 flight that leaves at 9PM ( BA 0268) versus the 747 flight that leaves at 5PM and has less CW seats overall (BA 0282) or does it not make any difference?
2) Also, I put down my American Airlines Advantage # for miles. However I do also have BA Executive Club - does it enhance POUG chances to put in my executive club #, or no difference?
3) I need to connect in LHR to domestic BA to go to MAN. If I put this all in one reservation, does it 100% prevent me from getting offered a POUG for LAX>LHR? I could make two separate reservations, but that may make check in baggage transfer tricky.
thanks!
1) I'm going to be flying LAX>LHR in a couple of weeks, mid week flight in mid January. I'm planning to buy WTplus and hope for some chance for a POUG to CW. Does anyone have any idea if the odds of POUG would be higher on the A380 flight that leaves at 9PM ( BA 0268) versus the 747 flight that leaves at 5PM and has less CW seats overall (BA 0282) or does it not make any difference?
2) Also, I put down my American Airlines Advantage # for miles. However I do also have BA Executive Club - does it enhance POUG chances to put in my executive club #, or no difference?
3) I need to connect in LHR to domestic BA to go to MAN. If I put this all in one reservation, does it 100% prevent me from getting offered a POUG for LAX>LHR? I could make two separate reservations, but that may make check in baggage transfer tricky.
thanks!
Last edited by jxsheikh; Dec 29, 2016 at 4:45 pm
Dec 30, 2016, 1:47 pm
#672
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 156
LHR > KEF 2017-03-03 CE being offered at £239, booking class V (I won't bother)
Dec 31, 2016, 2:38 pm
#673
Join Date: Oct 2015
Programs: BA GOLD
Posts: 43
01/01/17 LHR - CPT WTP - CW £630
12/01/17 CPT - LHR WTP - CW £599
Booked the initial tickets late in November, had no offers until 2 days ago when both popped up.
12/01/17 CPT - LHR WTP - CW £599
Booked the initial tickets late in November, had no offers until 2 days ago when both popped up.